Comparison of the effectiveness of a selected exercise program and rehabilitation and a selected exercise program with rehabilitation on the motor skills of unhealthy hand in children with hemiplegia

Movement function and daily activities of hemiplegic children are defective; therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a selected exercise program and rehabilitation and a selected exercise program with rehabilitation on the motor skills of unhealthy hands of hemiplegic children.

Methods and Materials:

 The research method is quasi-experimental. The statistical population consisted of hemiplegic children referring to Tavaniab, Zanko and Kimia rehabilitation centers in Kermanshah. The statistical sample of the study was 30 people based on the inclusion criteria who were randomly divided into 3 groups of 10 people and in the next stage 24 people remained based on the exclusion criteria. The research instrument was a demographic questionnaire and MABC-2 test. Dependent t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data.

The results showed that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test of both experimental groups in all variables (p <0.001). There was a significant difference in the nail and board variable between the rehabilitation group and the selected group with rehabilitation (P ≤ 0.001). But there was no significant difference between the other groups (P ≥ 0.001). There is a significant difference in the page threading variable between the rehabilitation group and the selected group with rehabilitation (P ≤ 0.001). But there was no significant difference between the other groups (P ≥ 0.001). There is a significant difference in the maze drawing variable between the rehabilitation group and the selected group with rehabilitation (P ≤ 0.001). But there was no significant difference between the selected group and rehabilitation (P ≥ 0.001).

It can be concluded that the selected group with rehabilitation has a better effect on the variables of beanbag, nail and board, threading and drawing maze than other groups.